mother ship
noun[C]
(alsomothership)uk/ˈmʌð.ə ˌʃɪp/us/ˈmʌð.ɚ ˌʃɪp/alargeshiporspacecraftfrom which othersmalleronesarelaunched(=starttotravel)or getsupplies:
（护航或提供给养的）母舰，母船It was amothershipfrom whichpirateslaunchedsmallerattackboats.海盗从一艘母船那里降下小型攻击船只。
Theyfireasmallprobeinto thecomet, thenanalyzethematerialfrom anearbymothership.他们向彗星发射了一个小型探测器，然后在位于附近的宇宙飞船母船上分析彗星的物质。
acentralorganizationorpartof something thatcontrolsotherpartsororganizations, or thatsupplieswhat they need:
控制中心Thissneakysoftwarecollectsinformationaboutyourbrowsinghabitsandrelaysit back to themothership.这个不动声色偷偷运行的软件会收集有关你浏览习惯的信息，并传回给控制中心。
- Theharbourwasshallowsosmallboatswent in, out ofrangeoftheirmotherships.
- Thespaceshipwill becarriedaloftby a mothership and thenreleasedtorocketintospaceatroughly2,100mph.
- Japan hasdecidedtopullitswhalingfleetout of theAntarcticand end this year'swhalehuntearly after adeadlyfirecrippleditsmothership.
- The show has hadmultiplespinoffsbutaudiencesstilllovetheoriginal, the "mothership" as thenetworkcallsit.
- We've had some goodbeersat othertaverns, but wedecidedit wastimetorevisitthe mothership.
- Thisnetworkmayincluderaw-materialsuppliers, resellers, and otherorganizationsintimatelyconnectedwith acorporatemothership.
Space travel
- aerospace
- autopilot
- biosatellite
- blast
- booster
- capsule
- earthbound
- EVA
- flying saucer
- intergalactic
- jetpack
- launcher
- nose cone
- shuttle
- space probe
- space tourism
- space tourist
- spacefarer
- spacefaring
- spaceman
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Being based on or depending on something